Demo Roundup: May 1st, 2012

Demo Roundup: May 1st, 2012

Just the one, and it's caked in DiRT

Written by DavieMarshall on 01 May 12 at 20:18

If you've been looking forward to getting your hands on DiRT Showdown, then you'll want to queue up the newly released demo that hit the Xbox LIVE Marketplace today. There is also a new demolotion derby trailer to accompany the demo launch, take a look:



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Welcome to the DiRT Showdown demo! Experience full-impact confrontational racing in the 8 Ball event in San Francisco. Boost and barge your way to the finish but watch out for your opponents on the brutal cross-overs. Challenge a friend to play online and unlock the multiplayer Rampage event to satisfy your appetite for destruction in a chaotic demolition derby!DiRT Showdown will release on May 25th. Be sure to check out the wealth of previous coverage before then!
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B A R 4 D
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Posted on 01 May 12 at 20:30, Edited on 01 May 12 at 20:32 by B A R 4 D
I got bored playing that one event in the Tour but the multiplayer on the other hand was pretty fun, level 10 already. Probably gonna get it later in the summer when its slightly cheaper, no way worth £40.
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Riconoclast
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Posted on 01 May 12 at 20:40
Tempting, I just don't want to get screwed on the DLC like the early adopters of Dirt 3 did.
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Posted on 01 May 12 at 20:57
Day 1 purchase for me, I love the Dirt series and this one seems to be more fun as far as I can tell from the demo, multiplayer is fun as hell. Can't wait to get the full game.
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Posted on 01 May 12 at 21:00
Hedfix said:Tempting, I just don't want to get screwed on the DLC like the early adopters of Dirt 3 did.Yeah, I'll definitely wait to see if there's going to be a gold edition before going on the hook for an extra $25-$40.
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Posted on 01 May 12 at 21:05
Looks pretty cool
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Posted on 01 May 12 at 21:08
not worth £40 maybe £25.99 at asda day 1 but if not bargain bin!!
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Darth Sean85
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Posted on 01 May 12 at 21:08
Demo was quite good, will prob wait until the price goes down, plus im still not happy with all the glitches in Dirt 3, still can't finish the campaign without it freezing.
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Posted on 01 May 12 at 21:22
Looks like fun, I’m about to start downloading the demo.
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wait for the complete edition guys!! just like DIRT 3 gave us lol !! unless you are a pre order gamer for the bonuses!
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Posted on 01 May 12 at 22:12
Darth Sean85 said:Demo was quite good, will prob wait until the price goes down, plus im still not happy with all the glitches in Dirt 3, still can't finish the campaign without it freezing.What glitches are you referring to? I didn't have any problems, unless they were fixed for the gold edition.

I managed to finish the first race without a single scratch on my car and the destruction in multiplayer was a lot less... well, destructive than I expected. A little disappointed, but I'll probably pick it up at some point anyway.
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Posted on 01 May 12 at 22:23
dose you level carry over to the full game ?
B A R 4 D
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x Jameooooooooo said:dose you level carry over to the full game ?99% sure it won't.
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SyntheticMortal said:Darth Sean85 said:Demo was quite good, will prob wait until the price goes down, plus im still not happy with all the glitches in Dirt 3, still can't finish the campaign without it freezing.What glitches are you referring to? I didn't have any problems, unless they were fixed for the gold edition.

I managed to finish the first race without a single scratch on my car and the destruction in multiplayer was a lot less... well, destructive than I expected. A little disappointed, but I'll probably pick it up at some point anyway.
Its actually a well known glitch, when finishing a race in season mode, after finishing it goes to loading screen & freezes there. Its basically halting my progress as it freezes everytime.

There are a number of solutions that have worked for folk such as deleting any dlc, turning off auto save or even deleting the online pass. None worked for me. Ended up selling my copy & re-buying it as the Gold Edition, still have the same problems with freezing.

If im buying it I shall wait to see if these problems arise again.
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Posted on 02 May 12 at 00:08
I'll be honest, that looks like a lot of fun. Good call, Codies.
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Posted on 02 May 12 at 00:31
DeathBomMB007 said:wait for the complete edition guys!! just like DIRT 3 gave us lol !! unless you are a pre order gamer for the bonuses!But if everyone waits they won't make a complete edition :P
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Posted on 02 May 12 at 08:17
I forgot to download this shit tonight, guess I will have to wait for the weekend until I get back. From other people's gameplay, the demo looks awesome.
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Posted on 02 May 12 at 11:15
I will rent it and maybe buy it for 20$ or less but not at full price. I only play hardcore in Dirt 3 so I'm a little bit disappointed by the lack of in-car camera.

I think that double points near the end of a round is a bad idea, I was dominating an event by over 5000 points and just because I didn't hit much in the last 30 seconds I finished 3rd,
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Posted on 02 May 12 at 12:14
I'll give this a try after all the coverage the game seemed interesting
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Posted on 02 May 12 at 13:34
I must say i was dissapointed with the demo, you have a small health bar and a boost bar and thats it, there isn't even much bodywork that falls of your car when you smash into other cars. I will wait till its in the bargain bin, which wont take too long at all.
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